Dragon's Origin

The whole world was probably going crazy waiting for Wang Sheng’s complete core map of the Thousand Absolutes Land, except for the Xia and Shi families, of course. They already had complete maps; one had been preparing for over a year, and the other for several months. The other families were incredibly envious, but because they didn't have a complete map, none of them dared to act rashly.

It wasn't that they hadn't sent experts in; it was just that once they entered the core inner circle, without a map, they would easily provoke a super monster, which would then alarm the surrounding monsters within a dozen miles, leading to a siege. Countless legendary peak experts had died inside.

After so many deaths, the various parties finally realized that without Wang Sheng's map, they probably couldn't even find a safe route. Under these circumstances, the various parties stopped sending people to their deaths in vain and honestly waited for the map.

Fifty million gold coins per map. Wang Sheng still lived up to his money-grubbing reputation, never disappointing. The various parties were prepared. As soon as they heard the news, they didn't say anything else, and regardless of anything else, they took their gold notes to buy a map first.

There was no need to worry about the authenticity of the map. Those sold by Qian Sheng Yuan, with Wang Sheng's reputation in this regard, would never have any problems. After receiving the map, the people in charge in the capital immediately sent experts to deliver the maps to their respective camps in the Thousand Absolutes Land overnight. The major vassal states had already prepared expert teams, waiting for the map to arrive so they could study it and set off immediately.

The outer periphery of the Thousand Absolutes Land's core area, which was the area Wang Sheng had mapped before, had basically been explored. It had to be said that having a map and not having a map were really two different things. The mutual influence of some formations and the shielding and reflection of some terrains made the views from afar and up close completely different.

Especially those fierce monsters. The experts who entered didn't have Wang Sheng's keen senses or Ling Xu Old Daoist's powerful cultivation. By the time they noticed, a battle was already inevitable. Any small monster in the core area of the Thousand Absolutes Land could single-handedly take down a legendary peak expert.

With a complete map, at least they could determine in advance which areas would have monsters and which areas would be less likely to have them due to their narrowness. This alone could reduce the danger for all parties by at least 80%.

In addition, Wang Sheng's professional map-drawing techniques, coupled with the positioning methods that had later spread, allowed people holding the map to quickly locate their position on the map with an accuracy of no more than one hundred meters. For those who wanted to uncover the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Land's core, was there anything more indispensable than a professional and accurate map?

Within half a day, ten billion gold coins' worth of maps were sold. Not only the eight major vassal states bought maps, but many other vassal states were unwilling to be excluded by the eight major vassal states and bought maps as well. At least Wang Sheng knew that Worry-Free City had definitely bought one, the Divine Might Prison had also bought one, and Yu Baozhai had bought one for some reason. There were also a few small vassal states.

If it had been before, an income of ten billion in half a day would have made everyone in the capital's jaws drop, but now, everyone looked at it calmly. What was ten billion gold coins in half a day? What was that? When Li Zhenfang's real income was high for a period of time, it was several times more than this. Were people surprised? Didn't everyone just continue living their lives as usual?

Countless eyes in the capital were fixed on the Chang Sheng Duke's mansion, watching Wang Sheng's every move. As long as Wang Sheng stayed in the capital, everyone wouldn't take any action, tacitly agreeing that Wang Sheng was confined to the capital to live a life of leisure. But once Wang Sheng left the capital, he would probably be attacked crazily. No matter which vassal state, they would settle the scores for Wang Sheng's past offenses against their families.

Of course, the reason they could tolerate Wang Sheng staying in the capital on the surface was definitely because all parties had promised the Emperor not to use force in the capital. But behind the scenes, they were not without fear of the six hundred-plus legendary experts in the Chang Sheng Duke's mansion. If they really disregarded everything and took action, they would be dealing not only with the Chang Sheng Duke's mansion, but also with the royal family and the Old Lord Temple.

Compared to settling scores with Wang Sheng, the most important thing for all parties now was to quickly organize experts to enter the core of the Thousand Absolutes Land. Otherwise, if they delayed any longer, the Xia and Shi families might really succeed.

The mutual clandestine attacks between the various parties outside came to an abrupt end, as if an aerial conductor had suddenly drawn a rest. Even the Xia family, which was always suffering attacks from various parties, suddenly stopped being attacked. But tragically, the four cities occupied by the barbarians of the Shan Yue Kingdom were still firmly controlled by those barbarian experts.

The focus of the struggle had shifted from the territories of the major vassal states to the core area of the Thousand Absolutes Land in an instant. The various families didn't know how many experts were frantically cultivating recently, waiting to enter the core of the Thousand Absolutes Land at any time to provide support.

Countless people watched this earth-shattering movement with wide eyes, and after being surprised, they slowly began to inquire about the root cause of all this. When they learned that it was the result of a map by Wang Sheng, those ordinary people who didn't know the key were filled with admiration for Chang Sheng Duke's move, which was like a real imperial decree.

"Master, are you just going to watch them like this?" Mei'er knew Wang Sheng's thoughts and arrangements, but now, watching Wang Sheng leisurely staying in the mansion every day as if he had nothing to do, she couldn't help but feel a little unwilling.

The master she loved was an upright and indomitable man, definitely not a cowardly little man who would cower in the face of this situation. Women are sometimes so contradictory. On the one hand, they want their lovers to charge into battle outside, and on the other hand, they want them to have enough time to accompany them. But once they spend too much time with them, they are afraid that the man will lose his ambition and waste his life.

"Don't worry. The core of the Thousand Absolutes Land will definitely be littered with corpses for a while." Wang Sheng's answer satisfied Mei'er. At least Wang Sheng hadn't really become the kind of person she didn't want to see: "I'll go in again when they've fought to a balance."

Mei'er could completely imagine what the situation would be like. The core of the Thousand Absolutes Land was about three hundred miles in radius. Thousands of experts would enter at once, and they would all want to go to the inner circle within that hundred-mile radius. One could imagine how lively it would be. Who would be willing to let the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Land be excavated and taken away by other families? After entering, the most likely thing these experts would do was to find the teams of the Xia and Gan families and then attack them en masse.

No matter what they had discovered inside before, they would kill them first and then snatch their things. As for who owned the things after they were snatched, that was another question.